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The Reaction of Jonathan Swift to Viscount Bolingbroke's Ethical Views

The problem investigated in this paper is the unlikely friendship of Swift and Bolingbroke. The purpose is to assess the reaction of Swift to the ethics of Bolingbroke. Under examination are the conflicting opinions of these men in regard to morals, money, and ethics. Chapter I contains immoral actions of Bolingbroke. Chapter II shows Swift's manner of life and his reaction to Bolingbroke's immorality. Chapter III gives Swift's attitude to money, Bolingbroke's attitude, and Swift's reaction to Bolingbroke's opinion. Chapter IV contains Bolingbroke's ethical philosophy. And Chapter V reveals Swift's religious views and his reaction to Bolingbroke's ethics. The conclusion is that Swift disapproved of Bolingbroke's ethics, but did not break with him on account of them.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663317
Date08 1900
CreatorsCamp, Paul W., 1908-
ContributorsBelcher, William F. (William Francis), 1919-, Snapp, Harry Franklin, 1930-, Kirk, Gerald A.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 119 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Camp, Paul W., 1908-, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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